Republicans in the minority want a special session right away to deal with ethics reforms. Democrats have come on with some of the same reforms, but signaled they’re willing to wait until after the November election. Unless there’s a special session called for by the governor, the House speaker or the Senate president, lawmakers won’t be back until after the November election.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.